Huge bill

forestfruits

My bills seem to be huge lately, just checked the meter and worked out that over the last two months we have used 1162 day units and 2123 night.

Is this unusually high for a two person household with only one storage heater set to lowest setting, and only lights and a pc running during the day?

How can I figure out what is sapping all the electricity?

Electric Ireland: David

Hi forestfruits,

I would advise you to do the following check:

- Unplug all appliances
- Turn off your power at the main trip switch (on your fuse board)
- Wait approx. 10-15 mins
- Check your meter

At this point the rotating disc should have come to a standstill (if your meter is digital, the red LED should no longer be flashing). If it hasn't, this generally points to a problem within your installation, and you would need to organise for an electrician to run further checks.

If the meter has stopped recording usage, turn your main trip back into the upright position, and keep an eye on the meter while you plug appliances back in. This way you will be in a position to identify any potentially problematic appliances.

I would also recommend you check out our Appliance Calculator. You can use it to:

• Estimate how much your home electrical appliances and lights cost to run
• Compare the cost of using appliances in different ways (e.g. washing clothes at 40 °C versus 60 °C)
• See the positive impact of using your appliances wisely (e.g. using a small ring on your stovetop versus a larger one)

I hope this information helps.

Thanks,

David.

.BrianJM

forestfruits wrote: »

My bills seem to be huge lately, just checked the meter and worked out that over the last two months we have used 1162 day units and 2123 night.

Is this unusually high for a two person household with only one storage heater set to lowest setting, and only lights and a pc running during the day?

How can I figure out what is sapping all the electricity?

My first thought was that there was an estimated reading which was badly underestimated.
After a few calculations I started thinking about the possibility of a faulty or stuck thermostat so heater on almost continuously.

Heroditas

forestfruits wrote: »

My bills seem to be huge lately, just checked the meter and worked out that over the last two months we have used 1162 day units and 2123 night.

Is this unusually high for a two person household with only one storage heater set to lowest setting, and only lights and a pc running during the day?

How can I figure out what is sapping all the electricity?

Good God, that's more electricity than I'd use in a year!
Definitely sounds like a faulty thermostat or switch somewhere.
Have you checked the timer on the immersion?

foggy_lad

turn off and disconnect the heater and see if your next bill is any better